Diabetes News for the Spanish Speaking Community
Original Article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)02179-7/fulltext
Type 1 diabetes and insulinPeople with type 1 diabetes T1D have to take insulin to help their bodies manage their blood sugar effectively. Although an increasing number of people with T1D use an insulin pump which … [Read More]
Original Article: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspor.2023.1150724/full
We know that exercise is beneficial to health but!Exercise is good for health including for people living with a chronic disease such as type 2 diabetes (T2D), a particularly enjoyable and beneficial type of exercise is … [Read More]
Original Article: https://diabetes.org/newsroom/press-releases/american-diabetes-month-help-fight-growing-diabetes-epidemic
With over 37 million Americans and 500 million people worldwide living with diabetes, World Diabetes Day emphasizes the importance of equitable access to diabetes care including effective medications, education and increasingly technologies that have been shown to … [Read More]
Original Article: https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/how-virtual-care-can-help-ease-rural-mental-health-crisis
Mental Health Challenges in Rural Areas:A recent policy brief from the Southwest Rural Health Research Center has identified mental health concerns and addiction as the top priorities for rural healthcare. The problem is that rural areas … [Read More]
Original Article: https://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/shl-telemedicines-at-home-ecg-device-reduces-hospital-visits-for-patients/
Checking your heart at homePeople with heart problems need careful monitoring. Often this requires taking time off from work to go to hospital appointments. For many people with heart problems, it is important that their doctors … [Read More]
Original Article: https://www.buffalo.edu/news/releases/2023/09/UB-research-semaglutide-Type-1-diabetes-insulin.html
A new use for a new class of drug?Recently, there has been a great deal of excitement about the use of a new type of medication, called Glucagon-Like-Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists or GLP-1RA for short. These drugs … [Read More]
Original Article: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/article-abstract/2808900
The growing number of female surgeonsOn August 30th, 2023, the Journal of American Medical Association published a commentary entitled “Are Women Better Surgeons Than Men?” In a field that was once completely dominated by men, surgeons … [Read More]
Original Article: https://www.med-technews.com/news/medtech-ireland/dp-medical-systems-and-neuranix-launch-med-wave-in-uk-and-ir/
Ear AnalysisDo you dread ear exams when you go to the doctor? The typical poking and prodding of your ear can be uncomfortable especially as a child. Now Neuranix and DP Medical Devices have collaborated to … [Read More]
Original Article: https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230905/Diet-sodas-trick-your-saliva-Study-reveals-how-sweetened-drinks-impact-oral-enzymes-and-insulin-levels.aspx
Sugar AlternativesThere are usually about 39 grams of sugar in a single can of soda and consuming this type of soda may cause excess weight gain. Because of this, soda companies introduced synthetic sweeteners such as … [Read More]
Original Article: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/08/29/hhs-selects-the-first-drugs-for-medicare-drug-price-negotiation.html
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced 10 drugs for price negotiationThe Inflation Reduction Act, passed in 2022, allows Medicare to negotiate the prices of some prescription drugs directly with drug companies. The … [Read More]
